KJV ORIGINAL
And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Jesus looked around at everyone there, and you could see he was angry — but it was the kind of angry you get when people you care about are being stubborn and missing the point. His heart was actually breaking for them. Then he turned to the man and said, 'Go ahead, stretch out your hand.' The guy did it, and instantly his hand was completely healed, just like his other one.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes love looks like anger when people we care about choose hardness over healing.
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